Spot light on Picture Books

During the February half term and with the lead up to World Book Day, Picture Book library loans have done well with a growth of 17.3% to 865k. Three of the top Picture Book titles of this period appeared in the Top 5 of the same period in 2014. Superworm and Where the Wild Things Are are the two newcomers in the Top 5 this period.

Top 5 Picture Book titles for the 4 weeks ending 21 February 2015:

• Aliens Love Underpants! - Claire Freedman 
• The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson
• We're Going on a Bear Hunt - Michael Rosen
• Superworm - Julia Donaldson
• Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak

^{Source: Nielsen LibScan}